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South Korea air force jets accidentally drop bombs on homes, injuring 15

POCHEON, South Korea –

Fifteen people were injured in South Korea on Thursday after bombs dropped by fighter jets landed in a civilian district, damaging houses and a church during military exercises in Pocheon, the air force and the fire department said.

The Gyeonggi-do Bukbu Fire Services said in a statement that 15 people were wounded, out of which two were seriously hurt.

Pocheon is about 40 kilometers northeast of Seoul, near the heavily militarized border with North Korea.

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